Six of the migrants who police say were part of a mob that violently attacked two NYPD officers in Times Square in January were offered plea deals Tuesday — while it was also revealed that one accused cop attackers were arrested last week on robbery charges, according to the New York Post.
The January 27 videotaped attack on a lieutenant and a police officer drew widespread condemnation, and it was followed by one of the suspects giving journalists the middle finger after being released from custody. on sight.
On Tuesday, Yohenry Brito, 24, Ulises Bohorquez, 21, and Andres Gomez-Izquiel, 19, were offered plea deals by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to serve a year in prison in exchange for pleading guilty of second-degree assault, the Post reports, citing the prosecutor’s office.
Several of the migrants who police say violently attacked two NYPD officers in Times Square in January were offered plea deals Tuesday — while one of the defendants was arrested last week on stealing charges.
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Two other migrants charged in the police attack, Kelvin Servita Arocha, 19, and Wilson Juarez, 21, were offered a separate deal to serve six months in prison for pleading guilty to obstructing government administration, while Yorman Reveron, 24, will be sentenced to two years if he pleads guilty to second-degree assault.
Attorneys for the defendants have not yet agreed to plea deals.
The deals come as it was revealed that Brito was just arrested for allegedly trying to steal children’s clothing and perfume from Macy’s in Manhattan’s Herald Square on Friday night, according to a criminal complaint viewed by the Post.
Judge Laura Wood castigated him Tuesday in Manhattan Criminal Court.
“I am furious that Mr. Brito was arrested again and charged with petit larceny while he was on this case,” Wood fumed, according to the Post.
Kelvin Arocha appears in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Friday, February 16, 2024. Arocha is charged for his alleged involvement in the assault of two NYPD officers. (Matthew McDermott for Fox News Digital)
She warned that another crime would land him in prison.
“I am very tempted at this moment to put you in prison. I am telling you right now, if I learn that you are arrested again for anything between now and the end of this case, I will order a arrest warrant and I’ll set bail so high you won’t get out,” Woods said. “If you cross a sidewalk, if you jump a turnstile, if you do anything and I have to issue an arrest warrant, you won’t see the light of day until this case is over.”
Brito was charged with petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property – both misdemeanors.
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Darwin Andres Gomez-Izquiel appears in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Friday, February 16, 2024. Gomez-Izquiel is charged for his alleged involvement in the assault of two NYPD officers. (Matthew McDermott for Fox News Digital)
Wood ordered the suspects to return to court June 18, where a trial date will be set if no agreement is reached. No offers have yet been made to Edgarlis Vegas, 20, the Post reports.
In the Jan. 27 attack, New York police asked the migrants to move, but a scuffle ensued when officers were seen trying to subdue a person in a yellow jacket on the ground.
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Ulises Bohorquez, 21, is arraigned this afternoon in Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday, February 15, 2024. Bohorquez was allegedly part of a group of migrants who attacked NYPD officers at Times Square in January. (John Mantel for Fox News Digital)
Police say one of the migrants stomped on a lieutenant’s head as the officer tried to apprehend a suspect on the ground. The migrant then kicks the other officer in the back before returning and kicking the lieutenant.
Another migrant can also be seen giving the lieutenant a big kick in the head. The migrant falls to the ground as he attempts to execute the kick.
The video sparked public outrage and led to calls for the migrants to be deported.